Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-01

veiyetne, ard a side drapery of this
handsome fabric was arranged over the
right hip. The sleeves had interior
putting of the silk, visible through strip
OF transparent, interlaced embroidery.
| With this dress was worn small hello
trope) velvet bonnet, with gold en-
broidered crown and gold feathers,
mounted high and held by velvet loops
and DOW. The boots We're he3iotrope
satin in the darker shade, with gold EN-
broidered fronts and heels; the embroidery
| exquisitely executed and not eonspicu-
Gus.
Another costume was white, China
| Grape, covered with embroidery, with
marabout edging over thick, white satin.
The boots of this dress matched also; and
the fine gold in the outlining of the en-
broidery was repeated upon them and
upon the. crown of the bonnet, which was
trimmed with lace and marabout feathers
tipped with gold.
An all black dress was mass OF fine
jet from head TO foot. Speaking of jet is
reminder of a
LITTLE INDUSTRY
| which one woman has created for herself;
! by Selling the idea of the jetted collar
| and plastron diverging from them into as
many pretty forms of fichu, vest, collar
cite and the like as her ingenuity and
taste may suggest; and making them up
by hand tor the market. The design is
first cut out in strong black net and the
edge turned down all round and fastened.
Upon this she mounts her beads, varying
the patterns and following or changing
the fashion of Dall or pear shaped pend
ants, to give an appearance Ofnovelty.
Ouil jet and gray jet are used for
mourning, and some lovely things are
made up in opal tinted beads, IN brown
seed and wood beads and in bronze
shades. But the great demand is for the
ordinary jetted styles; and it is in these
that there is the greatest variety OF
shapes and designs, They fortur ately
meet the demand for something which is
dressy yet all black, to wear with black
SILK or fine cashmere gowns. They are
newer and more permanent than the lace
or muslin fichu or collar, and they are
always ready and need no ''fiXing." Some
are made up as vests. some as deep COL
lars, pointed front and back, as high COL
lars with pendant strands of irregular
length, descending upon the bodice, back
and front.
Besides these smaller articles, there are
supplied to order entire beaded fronts for
white or black dresses, and sets of bands
and mounting for two bodices, one high
and one low. Women often want to
know how they can earn money at home.
This woman does it, and furnishes work
to some others also.
THE IRISH FLAX ENfBROIDERIEs.
Those who are interested in such things
have heard more or less for some time of
the new Irish industry cultivated among
the poor women of County Donegal by the
perseVerng effort of an English lady, Mrs.
Alfred Hart. Interested in their poverty,
she went among them to 1nd out what the
resources of the country were, and how
they could be turned to account for their
. benefit. She found fax and she taught
them now to spin it, weave it, dye it aud
turn it into things OF beauty. which peo-
pie who have money are willing to buy.
The first exhibition of the work was
made in London last summer, when Mrs.
Candall W heeler, OF the New York AssO-
ciated Artists, was In England and saw
1t. Her1jnterest was so great that she
took all the responsibility OF bringing it to
this country and exhibiting it here in
conJunetien with the Leek repI oduction
of the wonderful Bayeux tapestries. The
latter are little known by sight, even IN
England. They are the oldest and most
curious OF the English tapestries, giving
the histpfyiln neediework of the Norman
INVASION And conquest, executed by the
wife of William TIE Conqueror and her
ladies. Tie, reproduction is upon linen.
and is the work Of twenty-five ladies of
the famous embroidery school in Leek,
The Donegal en- broideries are interest
ing from quite another point Ofview. The
linen is spun and woven, the threads
dyed and the embroidery done entirely by
women, who have steadiastly and con-
scientiously followed instructions,
adapted the old patterns from missals and
heraldic devices. studied the secrets OF
color and stitches, and created an indus
try which is pound to exercise an in
fuence upon modern art and fashion.
Most strange, interesting and sugges-
tive are the old Kells patterns; the small
palm and fan patterns, the dragons and
the ancient figure devices. The colors
used upon natural grounds are olives
pale yellow, terra Gotta red, old blue in
several shades and browns. The polished
white and yellow flax threads look more
like silk than silk itself, and make more
effective work. The articles consist
mainly of tea table and other covers,
mantel covers, bed spreads. table and
chair scarfs, curtains and the like. One
covered in blue and white is called the
Queens pattern, because Queen Victoria
sent for samples to Windsor and selected
one of these blue and white spreads.
APPLICATION TO DRESS.
Thefe is another point of view from
which it is interesting to us; and that is
its application to dress and its suggestion
of means by which American women
could benefit themselves and utilize the
resources of a country which is richest in
them of any country in tine world. We
want the table and chair scarfs; we want
this beautiful hand WORK upon coverlids
and covers. Our grandmothers had it of
their own doing, but il Will be still more
beautiful and remunerative applied to
dress, applied TO every day needs by those
who-nCw That "hOmespun" is no longer
obtainable-consider homespun linen
Amer than machine spun silk. What could
be prettier than house dress of spun
linen, embroidered with herring bone
stitch or graduated dots in three lovely
old blues, terra Gotta reds and soft yell
lows?
Is there not an idea also for our women
who live in the country, in this organ
lied, cooperative Industry .here is no
return nowadays, for isolated, fragment
airy bits OF work. Remotest neighbOr- !
hoods are flooded with crude, initiative
art. What is needed, are productive !
centres OF true manufacturing Industry, |
guided by taste and experience and in |
spired by a conscientious desire to put |
time and ability to useful purpose. We |
can grow silk and wool IL we cannot grow |
fax. Where is the woman organizer?
Another very interesting exhibition, so |
far "A g work ie concerned haap hatd |